After Lena Waithe’s historic Emmy win Sunday night — for writing, with Aziz Ansari, the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None,” based on her own coming-out story — the week’s headlines and think pieces will surely make it seem so.

Walking onstage at Ryerson Theatre to introduce his new movie, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh couldn’t help but remember the last time he attended the Toronto International Film Festival.

“It was a ‘Midnight Madness’ screening of ‘Seven Psychopaths,’ ” the British filmmaker and playwright said, referring to his self-aware crime comedy that premiered at Toronto in 2012.

"The Handmaid's Tale" took home multiple awards at the 2017 Emmys. (Sept 18, 2017)

"The Handmaid's Tale" took home multiple awards at the 2017 Emmys. (Sept 18, 2017)

The 2017 Emmy Awards have come to an end, with “Veep,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies” taking home the top prizes in the comedy, drama and limited series categories, respectively. Elisabeth Moss of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Sterling K. Brown of “This Is Us” went home with the lead acting in a drama awards.

Will Winona Ryder take the stage if "Stranger Things" wins the drama series Emmy? We can only hope.

Will Winona Ryder take the stage if "Stranger Things" wins the drama series Emmy? We can only hope. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

“Game of Thrones’ ” latest season debuted too late for the show to be eligible for this year’s Emmys. Good news, right? Because if “Thrones” had won a third consecutive drama series Emmy for that disappointing run of episodes, it would have made my face scrunch up in a look of disapproval rivaling anything Maggie Smith ever threw down on “Downton Abbey.”